My Thoughts On Working Life

It’s now been four years since I last held a regular job. Even though I don’t need the money from a job as I am debt free, I do miss the daily structure that having a job gave. I do not miss dealing with office politics. It seemed that nothing I ever did at a job was good enough for bosses or coworkers. I would ask questions and I’d get in trouble. I wouldn’t ask questions and I’d get in trouble. I would make mistakes because no one explained procedures and I’d get in trouble. I dealt with coworkers who were in a foul mood most of the time because they hated their jobs. I never had any kind of real training and then I’d get into trouble because I was doing things wrong. I was fired from my first job at age seventeen because I wasn’t figuring things out…

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Author: alifeofmentalillness

I write about my experiences with mental illness and life in general. I am also currently under going 'lifestyle changes' (I hate the term 'dieting' as it's sounds so temporary) and have lost 70 pounds since spring 2014. I've put my poetry and novel writing on lower priority since I started losing weight and blogging more seriously.
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1 thought on “My Thoughts On Working Life”

That is why I sometimes wish I did not have to work. I am not being lazy but people have high expectations but they come with no advice or answers. I am constantly afraid that I will get fired from some stupid mistake. I have OCD and my obsession is getting fired. It makes working very stressful.